MN Reciprocity Changes

You didn't mention the most obvious solution: Minnesota non-resident permit. Can apply to any sheriff's office, but has to be in person. I have a UT permit which is now worthless in MN. Here is something to ponder as well and I can't believe I am saying this; Illinois is now less of hassle for a permit holder than Minnesota! In Illinois, you can keep a loaded firearm in your vehicle on your person or locked up when you leave your vehicle. In Minnesota, you're back to transporting laws in which the firearm is "unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle."

I was talking to a few people at a use of lethal force class in WA about the IL carry in car, everyone said they didn't want to be the test case if something went wrong. Granted it is law but we are talking about IL. I think if its found out your day will get very bad if the LEO isn't informed.

I'm going to make some founding fathers quote up so it furthers a cause I believe in...

"Barak Obama is the beginning of the end of our country." - George Washington & Thomas Jefferson

RightyLefty wrote:You didn't mention the most obvious solution: Minnesota non-resident permit. Can apply to any sheriff's office, but has to be in person. I have a UT permit which is now worthless in MN. Here is something to ponder as well and I can't believe I am saying this; Illinois is now less of hassle for a permit holder than Minnesota! In Illinois, you can keep a loaded firearm in your vehicle on your person or locked up when you leave your vehicle. In Minnesota, you're back to transporting laws in which the firearm is "unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle."

Only trouble with this is finding a friendly sheriff. Back before Wisconsin had one, I tried to get a MN permit.

I had three different officers tell me they would only approve a nonresident permit for someone they are personally acquainted with.

RightyLefty wrote:You didn't mention the most obvious solution: Minnesota non-resident permit. Can apply to any sheriff's office, but has to be in person. I have a UT permit which is now worthless in MN. Here is something to ponder as well and I can't believe I am saying this; Illinois is now less of hassle for a permit holder than Minnesota! In Illinois, you can keep a loaded firearm in your vehicle on your person or locked up when you leave your vehicle. In Minnesota, you're back to transporting laws in which the firearm is "unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle."

Only trouble with this is finding a friendly sheriff. Back before Wisconsin had one, I tried to get a MN permit.

I had three different officers tell me they would only approve a nonresident permit for someone they are personally acquainted with.

Minnesota is a shall issue state. You meet the training requirements and are not a prohibited person from possessing a firearm, they have to issue you a permit. Law enforcement has no discretion after all criteria is met. Who you know or don't know isn't one of the criteria either.

RightyLefty wrote:You didn't mention the most obvious solution: Minnesota non-resident permit. Can apply to any sheriff's office, but has to be in person. I have a UT permit which is now worthless in MN. Here is something to ponder as well and I can't believe I am saying this; Illinois is now less of hassle for a permit holder than Minnesota! In Illinois, you can keep a loaded firearm in your vehicle on your person or locked up when you leave your vehicle. In Minnesota, you're back to transporting laws in which the firearm is "unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle."

Only trouble with this is finding a friendly sheriff. Back before Wisconsin had one, I tried to get a MN permit.

I had three different officers tell me they would only approve a nonresident permit for someone they are personally acquainted with.

Minnesota is a shall issue state. You meet the training requirements and are not a prohibited person from possessing a firearm, they have to issue you a permit. Law enforcement has no discretion after all criteria is met. Who you know or don't know isn't one of the criteria either.

How it should be and how it is are 2 different things. I have no personal proof that they are not issuing permits but it has been rumored in MN. Would be interesting if we could get some data on it.

I'm going to make some founding fathers quote up so it furthers a cause I believe in...

"Barak Obama is the beginning of the end of our country." - George Washington & Thomas Jefferson

RightyLefty wrote:<SNIP>quote]Only trouble with this is finding a friendly sheriff. Back before Wisconsin had one, I tried to get a MN permit.

I had three different officers tell me they would only approve a nonresident permit for someone they are personally acquainted with.

Minnesota is a shall issue state. You meet the training requirements and are not a prohibited person from possessing a firearm, they have to issue you a permit. Law enforcement has no discretion after all criteria is met. Who you know or don't know isn't one of the criteria either.

I was told that is true only for resident permits. I do plan to try again. I have a sister who lives there and is a close friend of her local sheriff. Unfortunately, she is waaaay up north.

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